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                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar     Oct-Sep  |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998     FY 1997  |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Fresh Fruit        MT
  Apples              12,349     12,588     63,775     52,396    168,564   |    7,761      6,146     26,509     20,273     82,736
  Avocados               341        448     20,300     21,769     27,667   |      340        450     18,615     24,787     25,993
  Bananas            327,743    373,454  1,800,490  1,963,195  3,727,906   |  102,273    102,225    534,476    534,063  1,122,747
  Cantaloupe          85,454     81,723    231,656    249,247    396,103   |   27,950     23,708     78,063     69,478    130,376
  Grapes              70,571     97,807    244,547    270,782    351,567   |   63,109     83,114    259,057    262,324    386,183
  Kiwifruit            2,716      2,219      9,382      4,112     37,680   |    1,807      2,281      7,449      4,402     23,524
  Mangoes             12,554     12,453     27,907     21,522    191,115   |   11,781     10,764     26,631     21,049    123,009
  Peaches              6,958          0     41,288      6,771     41,672   |    5,227          0     32,532      6,438     32,901
  Pears               19,463     19,630     46,327     37,250     78,521   |   11,575     13,102     32,351     27,835     50,306
  Pineapples          15,390     23,406     75,051    124,028    171,253   |    6,697      6,248     34,216     42,780     74,441
  Strawberry           6,542      5,567     13,605     12,033     15,203   |   11,278     15,948     24,642     30,409     26,844
  Other Melons        67,433     77,394    199,695    226,822    382,903   |   17,929     23,086     54,726     68,728     96,126
  Other Fruit         49,954     45,726    293,374    310,218    572,146   |   27,211     21,598    164,847    173,231    297,914
      Subtotal:----  677,468    752,415  3,067,398  3,300,145  6,162,300   |  294,938    308,670  1,294,114  1,285,796  2,473,098
Dried Fruit        MT
  Dried Apricots         513      1,269      6,739      8,520     11,237   |    1,441      3,373     18,493     22,414     31,058
  Drd Figs & Pst         107        115      1,783      3,764      3,904   |      120        109      3,800      4,883      5,800
  Other Dried Fruit    1,193      1,513     11,060     10,842     26,720   |    1,840      2,015     19,768     16,475     42,783
      Subtotal:----    1,813      2,898     19,582     23,126     41,862   |    3,401      5,497     42,061     43,772     79,640
Frozen Fruit       MT
  Fzn Blueberries      1,297        998      6,304      5,916     13,177   |    2,633      1,984     12,529     11,486     26,173
  Fzn Strawberries     5,162      2,538     10,197      6,282     22,279   |    4,481      3,033      9,380      7,278     20,207
  Other Fzn Fruit      3,279      1,939     15,444     11,449     35,774   |    4,095      2,322     18,222     12,982     41,924
      Subtotal:----    9,737      5,475     31,946     23,648     71,230   |   11,209      7,339     40,131     31,746     88,304
Canned/Prep Fruit  MT
  Canned Olives        6,727      7,682     35,554     43,631     81,516   |   15,925     16,275     89,644     93,590    184,250
  Canned Oranges       6,624      6,967     25,091     30,131     56,289   |    6,802      5,635     25,327     25,497     54,784
  Canned Peaches       2,095      1,556     17,760     10,366     29,483   |    1,411      1,126     11,800      7,079     19,709
  Canned Pineapples   21,414     24,677    132,856    139,671    292,609   |   14,586     18,353     91,775    103,920    204,974
  Mixed Fruit          4,697      8,374     25,776     33,411     49,307   |    4,465      7,640     24,625     32,607     51,241
  Prep/Pres Fruit      8,556      7,951     49,354     48,676    101,420   |   10,167      9,239     58,368     57,475    118,537
  Other Canned Frui    5,287      3,987     30,111     27,555     69,225   |    6,385      5,672     38,186     37,069     84,661
      Subtotal:----   55,401     61,194    316,503    333,441    679,851   |   59,742     63,939    339,724    357,236    718,155
Frt&Veg Juice SSE  KL
  Apple Juice         73,150     70,549    545,477    456,431  1,084,986   |   28,334     17,370    190,898    118,536    354,632
  Fcoj                98,660    138,505    692,359    594,223  1,099,876   |   20,349     28,098    152,440    105,456    233,077
  Grape Juice         10,030     12,445     72,112     80,303    243,290   |    4,403      5,925     28,259     34,816     95,051
  Pineapple Juice     23,852     27,588    161,007    129,861    303,510   |    7,387      8,934     46,033     40,809     88,786
  Other Juices        31,339     19,418    122,340    111,767    293,196   |   18,092      9,121     75,336     62,060    167,223
      Subtotal:----  237,031    268,506  1,593,297  1,372,585  3,024,858   |   78,565     69,448    492,966    361,677    938,770
Fresh Vegetables   MT
  Garlic               1,551      2,870      5,083      8,177     17,570   |    1,957      3,503      7,225     10,987     20,661
  Asparagus            5,209      7,485     25,741     32,733     38,745   |    9,724     13,970     45,976     64,937     66,588
  Bell Pepper         25,715     28,746    129,248    128,374    180,463   |   24,676     21,535    134,964    156,084    206,072
  Carrots              6,414      6,358     58,996     64,296     99,470   |    1,831      1,936     13,652     15,719     22,353
  Chili Pepper         7,626      8,497     46,418     56,725    103,758   |    3,523      3,639     18,808     40,212     45,836
  Cucumbers           35,038     47,222    225,765    232,968    302,306   |   12,138     24,849     68,086    101,238    100,823
  Onions              58,623     59,285    161,685    149,153    261,088   |   14,659     19,014     76,309     91,231    127,447
  Potatoes            54,040     93,415    193,808    296,881    324,924   |    9,367     18,947     35,018     58,517     59,301
  Squash              18,999     26,867    110,642    120,513    141,192   |   12,782     17,912     71,831     80,368     87,857
  Tomatoes           126,738    127,314    466,260    463,098    743,205   |  146,322    115,334    374,381    393,712    611,612
  Other Fresh Veg     57,838     69,490    262,093    312,852    453,475   |   35,066     43,998    158,098    208,137    265,485
      Subtotal:----  397,791    477,548  1,685,739  1,865,768  2,666,196   |  272,047    284,637  1,004,348  1,221,141  1,614,035

                                                 U.S. Imports of Selected Horticultural Products  
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    Name                                 Quantity                          |                    Values (1000 Dollars)   
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                     Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar     Oct-Sep  |  Mar        Mar        Oct-Mar    Oct-Mar    Oct-Sep
Group  & Product     FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998     FY 1997  |  FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997    FY 1998    FY 1997
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Canned/Dehyd Vegetables MT
  Cnd Artichokes       1,909      2,102     11,505     10,017     29,298   |    2,749      4,178     18,697     16,589     44,069
  Cnd Bamboo           2,175      1,756     16,292     16,055     27,077   |    1,788      1,356     14,625     12,351     24,292
  Cnd Mushrooms        4,573     11,946     34,161     39,396     67,258   |    7,569     18,389     59,409     62,607    118,324
  Cnd Pimiento           897      1,484      5,058      5,269      9,556   |    1,014      1,896      6,250      6,652     11,448
  Cnd Tomatoes         6,203      5,642     34,837     40,087     65,589   |    2,679      2,808     14,931     19,260     27,979
  Cnd Waterchnuts      2,914      2,837     13,922     16,657     35,531   |    2,286      1,646     12,273     10,517     27,403
  Tomato Pst & Sauc    2,787      1,580     13,274      8,811     33,659   |    4,691      2,715     17,797     12,455     41,356
  Dried Mushrooms        125        182        903        995      2,015   |    1,236      1,292      9,134      9,968     19,411
  Dried Tomatoes         309        403      4,002      2,724      6,924   |    1,324      1,551     14,991      9,920     26,265
  Other Dehy Veg      11,887     17,079     80,594     79,253    159,374   |   13,004     13,658     80,981     74,737    159,001
  Other Can Veg       23,622     24,766    125,845    147,425    244,159   |   19,236     20,582    109,379    125,023    214,284
      Subtotal:----   57,401     69,776    340,393    366,688    680,441   |   57,578     70,073    358,467    360,079    713,831
Frozen Vegetables  MT
  Broccoli Fzn        19,459     12,711     94,948     84,705    169,458   |   11,955      8,256     59,756     54,250    106,080
  Cauliflower Fzn      1,163      1,033     14,625     19,700     18,729   |      857        795     10,991     14,278     14,060
  Potato Fzn          24,309     36,677    137,108    188,031    286,808   |   14,398     22,754     82,635    115,611    169,323
  Other Veg Fzn       13,587     15,496     79,511     83,693    222,015   |   11,032     12,752     64,082     70,065    129,143
      Subtotal:----   58,519     65,916    326,191    376,129    697,010   |   38,243     44,557    217,465    254,204    418,606
Tree Nuts          MT
  Brazils Tot            260        253      2,730      3,865     10,404   |      847        793      8,503     12,444     23,656
  Cashews Tot          5,523      4,850     30,482     35,987     62,669   |   25,752     21,962    142,997    164,046    292,315
  Coconut              3,275      3,366     20,008     20,238     39,782   |    2,983      2,263     18,008     14,066     34,791
  Pecans                 374      1,571     17,789     18,658     19,909   |    1,798      5,188     28,143     47,720     39,667
  Other Nuts           1,328        976     11,872     12,085     18,167   |    6,090      6,131     49,456     55,327     78,070
      Subtotal:----   10,761     11,016     82,881     90,832    150,931   |   37,470     36,337    247,107    293,602    468,499
Nursey Products    MIXED
  Carnations         117,547    101,884    670,414    620,800  1,211,423   |   10,544      9,756     60,626     64,075    115,014
  Christmas Trees          0          0      2,258      2,581      2,260   |        0          0     20,220     22,172     20,227
  Chrysanthemus       55,972     57,718    329,986    320,590    614,707   |    9,015      8,407     46,884     48,383     91,126
  Roses               63,294     67,055    474,142    565,657    919,298   |   17,755     15,954    106,841    138,858    200,957
  Tulip Bulbs             20         33     84,440     84,201    426,485   |        4         16     10,023      9,549     41,993
  Other Cut Flowers        0          0          0          0          0   |   18,732     19,470     97,622    109,474    186,894
  Other Nursey Prod        0          0          0          0          0   |   28,554     29,983    152,820    165,475    298,973
      Subtotal:----  236,832    226,690  1,561,240  1,593,829  3,174,174   |   84,605     83,585    495,035    557,985    955,183
Hops & Products    MT
  Hops & Pellets         236        727      4,260      3,099      5,606   |    1,373      4,260     30,390     18,156     37,836
  Other Hop Prod          31         73        183        169        187   |      228        110      1,315        720      1,339
      Subtotal:----      267        799      4,443      3,268      5,793   |    1,601      4,370     31,704     18,876     39,175
Wine               KL
  Red Wine            14,047     17,638     82,125    102,877    181,724   |   58,773     89,685    319,425    417,517    682,741
  Sparkiling Wine      1,393      1,851     17,475     19,226     30,293   |   17,700     25,559    186,303    219,004    336,614
  White Wine           8,829     10,286     55,772     64,373    116,091   |   30,665     38,340    196,667    228,489    411,457
  Other Wine Prod     10,438      4,097     41,648     37,210    104,101   |   17,365     11,423     92,939     91,039    198,476
      Subtotal:----   34,706     33,873    197,020    223,685    432,208   |  124,503    165,007    795,334    956,048  1,629,287
Miscellaneous      MIXED
  Beer & Beverages   135,051    161,317    725,389    839,487  1,734,830   |  117,153    139,421    639,594    732,875  1,511,285
  Other Misc               0          0          0          0          0   |  113,066    159,608    680,919    828,308  1,402,504
      Subtotal:----  135,051    161,317    725,389    839,487  1,734,830   |  230,219    299,029  1,320,513  1,561,184  2,913,790
      Grand Total:                                                         |1,294,119  1,442,489  6,678,970  7,303,348 13,050,374



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